How long do I need to stabilize to set?

[HorseFeatherz NV]

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Hope the closet works well. I have noticed mine (LG, forced air with turner) is very touchy with outside temps - so the closet really helps.



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[dragonchick]

My incubator temp fluctuates with the ambient temperature of the room. Its warmer by 2 degrees during the day and cooler by 2 degrees at night. Hopefully this does not cause a problem with the eggs.

 

[Finnie]

If this is a new bator, you might want to run it for a couple days to make sure there is no temp flux.  I like to let them run up to three days - so I can check night temps also (if the room the bator is in has temp flux - your bator will also)



After you put your eggs into your warmed bator, the temp will go down as the eggs take on warmth.  Depending upon how many eggs are placed in the bator, the time to return to correct temp may take a bit (if my bator is packed FULL - 46 eggs - it can take a full day, almost two before the temp is back up).



Good luck and happy hatching  /img/smilies/jumpy.gif

I know this is very old, but it answered the question I was searching for! I set my eggs last night at 7pm. At 7am this morning, the temp was still only at 90F. So I am now reassured that it's OK, and I am to just keep waiting.

But now I need to know, do I turn the eggs while I wait? Won't that keep knocking back the progress of the warming? Or can I just leave them alone for the first day or two?